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CVE-2000-0159

critical

Description

HP Ignite-UX does not save /etc/passwd when it creates an image of a trusted system, which can set the password field to a blank and allow an attacker to gain privileges.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-02-15&msg=20000217160216.13708.qmail%40underground.org

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-02-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00689